Emanuel hibbert yarwood



E. H. YARWOOD.

OIL CAN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24, 1914.

l 1 94,586 Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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EMANUEL HIBBERT YARWOOD, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

OIL-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 15, 1916.

Application filed September 24, 1914. Serial No. 863,247.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMANUEL H. Yanwoon, a subject of the King of Great Britaln and Ireland, residing at Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gil-Cans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dispensing cans, and more particularly to that class of cans generally employed in dispensing 011 or other similar liquids.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a can for dispensing oil which shall be simple in construction, cheap of manufacture, and which will prove thoroughly eflicient in practice.

A further object of the invention is to provide a can of the character mentioned in which the flow of the contents is always under the control of the user of the device, and yet which will positively prevent the flow of the contents therefrom should the can become accidentally inverted.

llith these objects in view together with others which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts all as will be more fully described hereinafter, and more particularly pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an oil can constructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through the oil can.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents the body of an oil can, the same being of the hand type of the usual. well known construction, having a bottom 2, side walls 3, and being reduced as at 4 to provide a restricted neck. While of course it is to be understood that the body portion of the receptacle, having no particu lar bearing upon the invention, may be of any desired shape and construction, in the present instance the body portion of the can is illustrated as being substantially conical in order that the invention may be more conveniently and easily illustrated and described. As is usual to devices of this character, the bottom 2 of the can is slightly bulged to facilitate discharging oil from the can by pressure of the fingers of the operator; and in order that the contents may be led from the can a spout 5 of any approved size, shape or construction is secured adjacent the restricted mouth of the can. An opening is provided in the side of can through which oil may be introduced, and a suitable cap 6 is provided to close the same.

It is to be observed that beyond the neck 4 of the can the side walls are slightly flared to provide a mouth, and within this mouth is arranged a valve 7 of frusto-conical shape, being provided upon its inclined sides with a packing ring 8 of any suitable material. The flared mouth of the can forms a suitable seat for the valve, and it will be observed that the provision of a flexible packing ring upon the valve will prevent the escape of oil from the can when the valve 7 is properly seated.

It is my aim to provide means for holding the valve 7 normally seated within the mouth of the can, while at the same time i also desire that the same may be readily opened by the operator, and to these ends a stem 9 is provided, being connected at one end to the valve 7, and at its opposite end to the normally outwardly bulged bottom 2 of the receptacle. This stem is preferably composed of an upper and a lower section 10 and 11 respectively; the latter being provided with an internally threaded bore 12 at one end for the reception of the eXteriorly threaded end 18 of the section 10. The opposite end of the section 11 extends through the bottom of the receptacle and is adapted to be soldered, brazed or in any other suitable way secured to the OK- terior of the can bottom. The outer end of the section 10 extends through the valve 7, and is provided with a head 15, having a groove 16 for facilitating turning of the same with a knife Or screw driver.

It is obvious from the above description taken in connection with the drawings that the normal outward bulging of the bottom 2 of the receptacle will normally hold the valve 7 securely seated to prevent egress of the contents from the receptacle. It is also obvious that should the packing 8 become worn so as to prevent a snug fit of the valve upon its seat, or should the bottom 2 become weakened to produce a similar effect, the stem 9 may be contracted longitudinally by application of a screw driver or similar instrument to the head 15 to properly seat the valve. An important feature of eX- tending the stem 9 through the can bottom is that the receptacles may be manufactured at agreat saving of time and labor, as little difficulty is experienced in accurately centering the lower member 11, and may be easily and quickly held in proper position by a small amount of solder. Another important advantage in extending the stem 9 through to the exterior of the receptacle is that thumb or finger pressure Which is es sential in the operation of cans of this character may be applied directly to the valve through the stem 9 instead of imparting movement to the same through the receptacle bottom as is now commonly the case. Obviously this arrangement lengthens the usefulness of cans of this character, as the bottom 2 is relieved of a major portion of the strain necessary in the operation.

I claim r A dispensing can having a bottom, sides and a mouth, a valve seat at said mouth, a valve fitted to said seat, a stem connecting said valve and said bottom, comprising an upper and a lower section, the upper section being sWiveled in said valve, and said loWer section being rigidly connected to said bottom, a threaded connection between said sections, a head on said upper section adjacent said valve, and provided With means for rotating the same, and a spout removably connected to said can, substantiallyas described.

In. testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

EMANUEL HIBBERT YARWOOD.

Witnesses:

HELEN L. DAVIS, GEORGE E. VAN DYNE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

